Barry Murphy returns once more trawl the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday 26th June to Thursday 2nd July 2009.

Highlights of the week

This week's television and radio is dominated by coverage of this year's Glastonbury festival. Among the highlights are performances from the recently reformed Specials ( BBC 4. Friday 26th, 9pm) and Madness (BBC 4. Sunday 28th, 7pm) both introduced by Mark Radcliffe.Although a repeat, Soul Britannia (BBC 4, Friday 26th, 10pm) is unmissable. The second part of this excellent 3 part series charting the dynamic impact of black American and Caribbean sounds on British music and society is absolutely essential viewing. This weeks episode explores the time-frame of the early 1970s to the mid 80s, featuring Northern soul, skinheads, Ska and 2-tone. With contributions from Pete Townshend, Paul Weller and Kevin Rowland, among others.

Soul Britannia (2/3) – BBC 4. 10.00pm – 11.00pm (Repeated 3.00am)Second part of this excellent 3 part series charting the dynamic impact of black American and Caribbean sounds on British music and society is absolutely essential viewing. This episode explores the time-frame of the early 1970s to the mid 80s, featuring Northern soul, skinheads, Ska and 2-tone. With contributions from Pete Townshend, Paul Weller and Kevin Rowland, among others.

Film: Dirty Harry (1971) – ITV 1. 10.35pm – 12.30amCrime thriller starring Clint Eastwood. Cop "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned case of a sniper who has murdered a girl and threatened further killings if his ransom demand is not met. Dismayed to be partnered with a raw recruit, Callahan is soon at odds with his bosses over whether to pay off the killer.

Flight of the Conchords (7/10) – BBC 4. 11.30pm – 12MidnightSeries two. Prime Minister. Murray tries to arrange a meeting with the US president for the prime minister of New Zealand.

Radio

Colour My World: the Tony Hatch Story (2/3) – BBC Radio 2. 7.00pm – 7.30pmRadio 2's profile of the man who wrote Downtown continues with his non-stop run of mid-60s gems for Petula Clark, co-written with long-term partner Jackie Trent.

Saturday 27th June

TV

Seven Ages of Rock (6/7) – Yesterday. 6.00pm – 7.00pmLeft of the Dial: US Alternative Rock. Narrator Julian Rhind-Tutt compares the contrasting fates of two of America's biggest bands, Nirvana and REM, and the hidden links between their most prominent musicians.Seven Ages of Rock (7/7) -Yesterday. 7.00pm – 8.00pm What the World is Waiting For: Indie Rock. Julian Rhind-Tutt explores the world of British indie music. The documentary focuses on the Smiths, the influences of "Madchester", iconoclastic artists like Suede, and the media's fascination with the rivalry between Britpop figureheads Blur and Oasis.The Sweeney – ITV 4. 8.00pm – 9.00pmA suitcase is snatched.

Lee Miller: a Crazy Way of Seeing – BBC 4. 9.30pm – 10.30pmAn evening of documentaries about female photographers begins with an insight into the life of the celebrated visual artist and model, who posed for Vogue during the 1920s, before becoming the only female photojournalist to report on the Second World War.

Imagine… Annie Leibovitz – Life Through a Lens – BBC 4. 10.30pm – 11.30pmNow in her 50s and recently a mother, photographer Annie Leibowitz is as much in demand as ever. This documentary is an intimate portrayal by the photographer's sister Barbara of an artist whose images are perhaps better known than she is.

Film: The Last Detail (1973) – Five USA. 11.10pm – 1.00amHal Ashby's irreverent drama starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young and Randy Quaid. While awaiting orders at a naval base in Virginia, two petty officers are assigned the task of accompanying a young sailor convicted of theft to a jail in New Hampshire.

Arena: Linda McCartney – behind the Lens – BBC 4. 11.30pm – 12.20amDocumentary focusing on the life of the photographer and animal rights activist, who snapped rock stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and The Beatles.Radio

Sounds of the 60s – BBC Radio 2. 8.00am – 10.00amBrian Matthew spins two hours of hits, B -sides and album tracks. Sunday 28th June

TV

Glastonbury – BBC 4. 5.00pm – 6.00pmIncluding highlights of Madness performance from the Pyramid stage.Glastonbury – BBC 4. 7.00pm – 8.00pmMark Radcliffe kicks-off the final night of the festival with Madness on the Pryamid Stage.The Professionals – ITV 4. 7.00pm – 8.00pmBodie and Doyle investigate the murder of a prostitute, but their only clues are a film and a blackmail plot.

The Unforgettable… Yootha Joyce – ITV 1. 10.45pm – 11.20pmBest remembered for playing feisty, sex-mad Mildred Roper in the hit sitcom George and Mildred. But behind the screen image was an intensely private woman, who displayed a mix of strength and vulnerability and hid her personal problems from even her closest friends. Monday 29th June

TV

Film: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) – Film4. 12.55pm – 2.40pmAn imaginative young boy growing up in London's impoverished East End in the 1950s, absorbs a tale about the magical power of captured unicorns from the kindly tailor Kandinsky and goes in search of the mythic beast.Film: Very Important Person (1961) – Channel 4. 1.35pm – 3.25pmComedy starring James Robertson-Justice, Leslie Phillips Eric Sykes. When Sir Ernest Pease is captured and taken to a German PoW camp, he and his fellow captives plan an escape.The Sweeney – ITV 4. 6.00pm – 7.00pmSergeant Taylor is injured in a shooting incident involving one of the officer's informants.

On the Buses – ITV 3. 6.50pm – 7.20pmStan soon regrets taking in one of the clippies as his new lodger.

Rising Damp – ITV 3. 7.20pm – 7.55pmNew tenant Ambrose soon has the other lodgers under a strange spell.The Professionals – ITV 4. 8.00pm – 9.00pmBodie and Doyle investigate an armed robbery.Auf Wiedersehen, Pet – ITV 4. 9.00pm – 10.00pmA terrified Neville is kidnapped and driven through the back streets of Havana.Film: The Jerk (1979) – ITV 4. 10.20pm – 12.20amComedy
starring Steve Martin. Navin Johnson, the white sheep in a poor black family, leaves home to seek his fortune in the big city. Navin's struggle for fame, his invention of the opti-grab device and the earth-shattering discovery of his "special purpose" are just a small part of the Johnson legend.Flight of the Conchords (8/10) – BBC 4. 10.30pm – 10.55pmNew. Series two. New Zealand Town. The prime minister creates New Zealand Town between Chinatown and Little Italy, but when the Conchords ask to play at the opening, he insists the event deserves a cooler guest.